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Thromb Haemost 2009; 101(01): 23-30
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-06-0417
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Improving outcomes with antiplatelet therapies in percutaneous coronary intervention and stenting

Alex Hobson
1   Wessex Cardiac Unit, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
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Nick Curzen
1   Wessex Cardiac Unit, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
2   Southampton University Medical School, Southampton, UK
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Received: 28 June 2008

Accepted after major revision: 08 October 2008

Publication Date:
23 November 2017 (online)

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